JP2008142477A - Image display device and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image display device with a plurality of display boards comprised to enable an integrated display with the plurality of display boards. <P>SOLUTION: The image display device 35 has a moving means (for example, a motor 64) relatively moving a plurality of display boards to the first position (for example, an initial position pattern M) where a vertical line of each screen (for example, a vertical line M1) is made parallel and to the second position (for example, a moving position pattern N) where the vertical line of at least two screens (for example, vertical lines M2) are made nonparallel in the state of concatenating spaces between a plurality of display boards with screens (for example, display boards 61, 62 and 63). Thus, for example, the display boards 61, 62 and 63 can be visible as though they are a series of screens and the cooperation between each screen is improved, so that it is made possible to provide an integrated performance display to a player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device and a game machine, and more particularly to an image display device and a game machine provided with a plurality of display plates such as liquid crystal panels.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launch handle, and then led to obstacle nails or windmills in the game area. There is known a structure configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into an out port at the lower part of the game board without entering (see Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of an image display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the central portion of the game board according to the result of the lottery. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  By the way, in such a pachinko machine, a plurality of liquid crystal panels are juxtaposed as an image display device, and the plurality of liquid crystal panels are provided so as to be rotatable individually or in correspondence with adjacent ones. What has been proposed has been proposed (see Patent Document 2). The purpose of this is to enable stereoscopic viewing of the display contents without providing a special display area or the like by making the display surface of each liquid crystal panel an object that can be stereoscopically viewed with a depth.

JP 2003-236210 A JP 2006-180940 A

  However, in the image display device described in Patent Document 2, the adjacent end portions of the plurality of liquid crystal panels are in a state of being separated to some extent regardless of whether or not each of the liquid crystal panels is rotated. There is no particular description regarding the distance between the ends. As a result, for example, when a series of images are displayed on a plurality of liquid crystal panels, the images displayed on the respective liquid crystal panels are separated, and there is a possibility that the sense of unity of the entire image is impaired.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an image display device including a plurality of display plates, and is configured so that display with a sense of unity can be performed on the plurality of display plates, thereby solving the above-described problems and The object is to provide a gaming machine.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 8 and FIGS. 10 to 13) includes a plurality of display boards (61, 62, 63, 71, 72, 101c, 102c, 103c) each having a screen. In the image display device (35) provided for relative movement,
A first position (M) in which the vertical lines (M1, M3, M5, M6, M7) of each screen are in a parallel state in a state where the display panels (for example, 61, 62, 63) are continuous, and at least Moving means (64, 62) for relatively moving a plurality of display boards (for example, 61, 62, 63) to a second position (N) where the vertical lines (M2, Ma1, Ma2) of the two screens are in a non-parallel state. 101f, 102f, 103f)
The image display device (35) is characterized by the above.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 8 and FIGS. 10 to 12), the moving means (64) connects the plurality of display plates (61, 62, 63, 71, 72) to the above. At the second position (N), support portions (62a, 63a, 71a, 72a) for supporting at least a part of each display board so as to overlap in the direction of the vertical lines (M1, M3) of the screen. Have
It exists in the image display apparatus (35) of Claim 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIG. 8), the plurality of display boards are composed of first and second display boards (71, 72),
In the second position (N), the first and second display panels (71, 72) are perpendicular to the screen vertical lines (Ma1, Ma2) of the first and second display panels (71, 72). ) In the direction of crossing,
It exists in the image display apparatus (35) of Claim 1 or 2.

The present invention according to claim 4 (see, for example, FIGS. 2, 3, and 6), wherein the plurality of display plates are connected to second and third display plates (62, 62) at both ends of the first display plate (61). 63) are arranged continuously,
The second and third display panels (62, 63) are oriented so that the vertical lines (M2) of the respective screens intersect each other at the second position (N).
It exists in the image display apparatus (35) of Claim 1 or 2.

The present invention according to claim 5 (see, for example, FIGS. 5 and 9) is an image display device (35) provided with a plurality of display plates (75, 76, 77) each having a screen so as to be relatively movable.
At least one of the plurality of display panels (76) is arranged offset with respect to the other display panels (75, 77) in the screen vertical direction (M4),
A first position (M) in which the at least one display panel (76) overlaps with the other display panel (75, 77) in the screen vertical direction (M4) over substantially the entire surface of the screen; The at least one display panel at a second position (N) where one display panel (76) and the other display panel (75, 77) overlap only in the vertical direction (M4) of the screen. (76) and a moving means (120) for relatively moving the display panel (75, 77) in a direction (Ex3) parallel to the screen,
The image display device (35) is characterized by the above.

A sixth aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 12) is a gaming machine (1) including the image display device (35) according to any one of the first to fifth aspects,
A game ball (Ba) is launched into a game area (3a) formed on the game board (3) to play a game, and an effect display relating to the game is performed on the image display device (35).
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first position where the vertical lines of each screen are in a parallel state and the vertical lines of at least two screens are non-parallel in a state where a plurality of display panels having screens are continuous. Since there is a moving means for relatively moving the plurality of display boards at the second position to be in the state, the screen of the plurality of display boards moved to the second position by the moving means is seated by the player From the viewpoint, it will be visually recognized as if it were a whole. Therefore, the cooperation between the respective screens on the plurality of display boards is improved, and an effect display with a sense of unity can be provided to the player.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the moving means supports the plurality of display boards at the second position so that at least a part of each display board overlaps in the direction of the vertical line of the screen. Therefore, the screens of the plurality of display boards moved to the second position by the moving means approach each other so that they overlap, and as if the whole is a continuum from the viewpoint where the player is seated It will be visually recognized. Therefore, the cooperation between the respective screens on the plurality of display boards is improved, and an effect display with a sense of unity can be provided to the player.

  Further, since the plurality of display boards moved by the moving means are arranged in the vertical line direction with respect to the respective screens at the first position, the physical arrangement of the plurality of planar display units allows the player to On the other hand, a stereoscopic effect display with a sense of perspective can be provided.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of display boards include the first and second display boards, and the first and second display boards are in the second position at the first and second display boards. Since the vertical lines of the screen of the display board cross each other, it is possible to provide a player with a stereoscopic display and a sense of unity at a low cost with a small number of first and second display boards. Can do.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the plurality of display boards are formed by continuously arranging the second and third display boards at both ends of the first display board, and the second and third display boards are In the second position, since the vertical lines of the respective screens cross each other, the configuration of the first display board and the second and third display boards allows the player to An effect display with a sense of unity can be provided with a wide screen configuration.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of display boards having a screen is arranged offset in the screen vertical direction with respect to the other display boards, and at least one display board is another display board. And at least a first position that overlaps the entire screen in the vertical direction of the screen and a second position in which at least one display panel and the other display panel overlap in the vertical direction of the screen only at the edges. There is provided moving means for relatively moving one display board and another display board in a direction parallel to the screen. Thereby, since at least one display board and another display board are arrange | positioned in the depth direction, it becomes possible to provide a player with a sense of perspective and a stereoscopic effect display.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine comprising the image display device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein a game ball is launched into a gaming area formed on the gaming board and played. In addition, since the display relating to the game is performed on the image display device, the cooperation between the screens displayed on the screens of the plurality of display boards is improved, and the player has a sense of unity. An indication can be provided. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that gives a novel effect to the player, and it is possible to improve the interest of the player and improve the game performance.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 launches a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward the game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operating a launch device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 2. In this state, a number of game balls corresponding to the game balls that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a jackpot such as a so-called probability fluctuation has occurred are configured to be paid out. Per probability change (also referred to as “probable per change”) means that, when the jackpot of the probability variation mode is won as a result of the lottery, it is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability variation mode. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 that is supported by the housing 6 so as to be openable and closable while supporting the game board 3. A glass frame 10 having a transparent glass 9 is attached to the front face so as to be opened and closed. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. Illumination lighting devices 11 are arranged on the left and right sides of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and the upper and left sides of the front door 7 and the left and right sides of the lower plate unit 16 have speakers (not shown). A sound device 12 is provided for each. An effect lighting device 8 is disposed between the sound emitting devices 12 and 12 above the front door 7. The gaming machine main body is constituted by the housing 6 and the front door 7.

  Further, a locking device 13 for locking or releasing the front door 7 on the housing 6 side or locking or releasing the glass frame 10 on the front door 7 side is disposed on the right side of the center of the glass frame 10. Has been. Note that reference numeral 14 in FIG. 1 denotes a guide rail that guides a game ball launched by a launcher (not shown) to the game board 3 side. The pachinko machine 1 has an out-ball passage (not shown) that guides a game ball that has fallen without winning in the game area 3a during the game and entered the out-port (not shown) to the back side of the pachinko machine. Is provided.

  A dish unit 16 is provided at the lower center of the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided at the upper right part of the dish unit 16. A ball lending button 19a and a prepaid card return button 19b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the unit 16. On the left side of the central portion of the dish unit 16 is a first ball for discharging the game balls on the dish unit 16 downward from the vicinity of the launching device (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) below the dish unit. A ball removal button 20a is provided, and a second ball removal for discharging the game ball on the plate unit 16 downward from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 through the ball discharge port is provided below the center of the plate unit 16. A button 20b is provided.

  In addition, a firing handle 2 for operating the launching device to launch a game ball toward the game board 3 is provided below the right side of the dish unit 16 in the front door 7. Further, a pedestal portion 15 and an ashtray 21 are disposed on the lower left side of the dish unit 16, and a game participation button 22 is disposed in the center portion of the pedestal portion 15, and the participation button 22 Selection buttons 18a and 18b are provided on the left and right, respectively.

  A center ornament 23 having a stage S is disposed at the center of the game area 3a. On the lower left and right sides of the center ornament 23, there are arranged prize winning openings 25 and 26 for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery. Below the center ornament 23, the starter chucker 27 and the attacker 5 are sequentially provided. It is arranged.

  The start chucker 27 receives a prize that can trigger a big hit lottery execution, and is actuated by a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 69 (see FIG. 5) so as to open and close between an open position and a closed position. A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the starting chucker 27.

  The attacker 5 is released when a big hit occurs, and wins a game ball that is launched into the game area 3a of the game board 3 and rolls and falls. Is closed at the time of completion, and the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times (that is, 15 rounds). Note that the number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to nine or fifteen, and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the game area 3a, windmills 31 are disposed on four sides of the center decoration 23, and a through gate 32 is disposed on the left side of the starting chucker 27 below the stage S. The through gate 32 is an accessory through which a game ball is passed as a trigger for a normal symbol lottery for opening and closing the starter chucker 27.

  A game ball spilled from the stage S of the center ornament 23 or a ball dropped from the stage S without being involved in the stage S after being fired around the through gate 32, the winning holes 25 and 26, the starter chucker 27, etc. in the game area 3a. A number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 33 for driving the incoming game ball to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming ball are driven.

  The center decoration 23 has an opening 36 for exposing a screen provided in an image display device 35 disposed on the game board 3 side at the center thereof. The screen is composed of a liquid crystal panel, and the image display device 35 includes display plates 61, 62, and 63 having the screen. Further, the center decoration 23 has a warp introduction port 37 at the upper left, has the stage S below the opening 36, and rolls on the stage S below the stage S. There is a discharge port 49 through which a game ball dropped into a drop hole (not shown) at a predetermined position is discharged toward the starting chucker 27. A pair of obstacle nails 39 is driven into the warp introduction port 37 so as to face the warp introduction port 37. A large number of obstacle nails (not shown) are also driven around the warp introduction port 37 and on the upper side so as to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the incoming balls. In this pachinko machine 1, the game proceeds so that the game ball Ba launched into the game area 3 a can enter the starter chucker 27 or the like via the stage S or directly without the stage S. It is done.

  Note that the phrase “introducing warp” means that the game ball launched into the game area 3a is placed on the start chuck 27 without passing through a notch (not shown) located relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead to. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the starting chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays the role of leading to the starting chucker 27 direction.

  Next, the image display device 35, which is a characteristic part of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the image display device 35 taken out and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the image display device 35 taken out from the back side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the image display device 35 has a display plate 61 having a screen made up of a liquid crystal panel at the center in the left-right width direction, and the liquid crystal panel is also formed on the left and right sides of the display plate 61. The display boards 62 and 63 having the following screen are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the display board 61 is supported by the game board 3 so that a support part 61 a is formed at the center lower part thereof and is exposed from the center part of the opening 36 of the center decoration 23.

  In addition, motors (moving means) 64 and 64 including stepping motors that move the respective positions of the display plates 62 and 63 are disposed at the lower rear portion of the display plate 61. The motors 64 and 64 have rotating shafts 64a and 64a, respectively, and gears 64b and 64b are fitted to the respective tips. The rotation generated by the motor 64 is transmitted to the gear 62d and the gear 63d disposed so as to engage with the gear 64b through the rotation shaft 64a and the gear 64b, respectively.

  The gears 62d and 63d are fixed to the lower portions of the rotating shaft portions 62c and 63c that form the central axis of the movement (turning) operation of the display plates 62 and 63. The rotary shafts 62c and 63c are located inward in the left-right width direction from the upper and lower ends of the frame bodies (supports) 62a and 63a that support the back surfaces of the display plates 62 and 63, that is, above and below the display plate 61. The frame body supporting members 62b and 63b that respectively extend toward the front end are fixedly provided.

  Therefore, when the motors 64 and 64 rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow R1 in FIG. 3, the display plates 62 and 63 supported by the frame bodies 62a and 63a rotate in the direction of the arrow X1 with the rotation shafts 62c and 63c as the center. When it is moved and rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow R2, the display plates 62 and 63 are rotated in the direction of the arrow X2.

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 1.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 13 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine.

  That is, this control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 69, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 70, a sound emitting device 12, an effect lighting device 11, and an image display, which are electrically connected to the game control device 80. The apparatus 35 and the motors 64 and 64 are provided.

  The game control device 80 includes the main control board 40 and the sub control board 38 shown in FIG. The main control board 40 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs. The sub-control board 38 is configured to mainly perform display control of image display, effects such as sound effects, and effect light.

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination means 81, a winning signal output means 82, a lottery means 83, a normal symbol lottery means 85, a game control means 86, a holding means 87, an operation control means 88, an effect control means 90, and a display control means 91. And movement control means 92.

  In the winning determination means 81, a game ball launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 2 wins any of the starting chucker 27, the winning openings 25 and 26, the attacker 5, etc. When it is, it is determined that there has been a prize.

  The winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding start chucker 27, winning openings 25 and 26, attacker 5, etc., when winning determination is determined by the winning determination means 81.

  When the winning signal corresponding to the starting chucker 27 is input from the winning signal output means 82, the lottery means 83 obtains a random number value in response to a winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, four), and performs a big hit lottery. Execute. If the lottery means 83 wins per probability variation in the big win lottery, the lottery means 83 is a lottery based on the random number of the effect stored in the effect memory (not shown). As a result of the change, the lottery means 83 such as “333” and “777” A variation pattern indicating that the symbols are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line on the screen of the image display device 35 is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit.

  In addition, when the lottery means 83 is a big hit lottery, the lottery is a lottery based on the production random number value. As a result, the symbols such as “222” and “444” are finally arranged on the big hit valid line. A change pattern to that effect is determined, and a change pattern signal to that effect is output. Furthermore, if the lottery means 83 is lost in the jackpot lottery, the lottery based on the production random number is used, and as a result of the fluctuation, the symbols such as “258” and “186” corresponding to the failure are finally displayed on the jackpot active line. A variation pattern indicating that they are aligned is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output.

  Further, the lottery means 83 is a “special” that gives the player a sense of expectation by moving and driving the image display device 35 and image production of the image display device 35 in accordance with the movement pattern in the big hit lottery described above. The lottery for determining whether or not to perform the “production” is executed by acquiring the special production random value. When the lottery is won, a special effect signal is output together with the variation pattern signal.

  The normal symbol lottery means 85 triggers the normal symbol lottery to determine whether or not the start chucker 27 is to be opened / closed within the range of the number of reserved balls (for example, four) of the normal symbol lottery. Run as.

  The game control means 86 sends to the effect control means 90 an instruction that causes the sound emitting device 12 and the effect lighting device 11 to produce effects such as sound emission and light emission driving. Further, the game control means 86 displays a signal relating to the contents of the effect related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the screen of the image display device 35 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result in the lottery means 83. 91 and / or movement control means 92.

  The holding unit 87 receives the variation pattern signal output from the lottery unit 83 and sequentially stores the variation pattern as a holding ball that is a result of the lottery performed each time the winning is made to the starting chucker 27. The storage status is lit and displayed on a jackpot lottery hold display device (not shown) so that there are a maximum of four hold balls. The holding means 87 always determines whether or not the number of held balls is four. While the number of held balls is four, the big hit lottery is not performed regardless of the winning to the starting chucker 27. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less or five or more.

  The holding means 87 sequentially outputs a signal related to the fluctuation pattern that is held (stored), and prevents the next fluctuation pattern signal from being output until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal ends. A variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the number of held balls according to the output of the variation pattern signal Is decremented by 1. The holding means 87 stores the result of the big hit lottery in response to the winning to the starting chucker 27 performed by the lottery means 83 as the holding ball when the number of held balls becomes less than four according to the consumption of the holding balls. Then, the number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 69 at a predetermined timing to operate the solenoid 69 and open / close the start chucker 27. In addition, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 70 at a predetermined timing, and controls the attacker 5 to open / close for 15 rounds.

  In response to the command of the game control means 86, the effect control means 90 performs sound emission driving of the sound emitting device 12 and light emission drives the effect lighting device 11 to perform an effect appealing to the player's hearing and vision.

  The display control means 91 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control means 86, and displays effects such as contents centering on the big win lottery results so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control means 91 displays each lottery result by the lottery means 83 according to the signal from the game control means 86.

  The movement control unit 92 controls the movement of the positions of the display boards 62 and 63 in the image display device 35 according to the signal from the game control unit 86, and displays the special effect so as to appeal to the player's vision.

  Next, the effect | action by this pachinko machine 1 is demonstrated, referring FIG.6 and FIG.7. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing the operating states of the display plates 61, 62, and 63 in the image display device 35. FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram showing an initial position pattern M, FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram showing a movement position pattern N, and FIG. These are the flowcharts for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine.

  That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball 3 is played at predetermined time intervals by the operation of the launch device. Fired continuously towards Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and rolling and falling win the starting chucker 27 and winning holes 25 and 26 in a timely manner, or roll and fall without being involved in the game area 3a. It is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the lowermost outlet (not shown).

  When a part of the game ball launched into the game area 3a enters the warp introduction port 37, the game ball is released onto the stage S and then rolls along the inclination of the stage S. Falls into the game area 3a as it is, and some is discharged from the discharge port 49 toward the starter chucker 27 and wins the chucker 27 with a high winning probability (approximately 100%).

  By the way, when a game ball wins either the start chucker 27 or the winning openings 25 and 26, the winning determination means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal (step S2). ). At this time, the holding unit 87 sequentially transmits a signal related to the fluctuation pattern being held to the display control unit 91 via the game control unit 86, and decrements the number of held balls by 1 in response to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal. . Also, the holding means 87 stores the result of the big hit lottery corresponding to the winning to the starting chucker 27 performed by the lottery means 83 as a holding ball according to the consumption of the holding ball, and increments the number of the holding balls by one.

  If the lottery means 83 turns on the winning flag in step S3, if the lottery means 83 turns on the winning flag, the lottery based on the effect random number value stored in the effect memory will determine the type of jackpot, that is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability change or normal hit. Is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect and until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal is completed. Turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag to prevent transmission of the next variation pattern signal, sets a symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag, and transmits the variation pattern signal. In response to this, the number of reserved balls is decremented by one. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. As a result, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, and sets the variation pattern. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the signal transmission.

  As described above, the display control unit 91 drives the image display device 35 in a timely manner based on the fact that the game control unit 86 transmits a signal related to the contents of effects to be displayed on the image display device 35 to the display control unit 91. Then, the contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  By the way, when the big hit is determined by the lottery means 83 described above and the execution of the special effect is further determined, first, the display boards 62 and 63 in the image display device 35 are each set to the initial position pattern ( A signal for moving from the first position (M) to the movement position pattern (second position) N is sent from the game control means 86 to the movement control means 92. Then, from the game control means 86, a signal for causing the display boards 61 to 63 to display related to the big hit lottery including the special effects in synchronism with the timing when the display boards 62 and 63 move to the movement position pattern N is displayed control. Sent to means 91. Thereby, on the display boards 61, 62, and 63, the movement operation related to the special effect and the hot effect display until the big hit determination linked to the movement operation are executed and controlled.

  For example, suppose that during the game, the lottery means 83 determines the probability of winning “777” and the execution of the special effect. Immediately after this determination, that is, while the variation pattern corresponding to the previous holding ball hit by the probability change is being displayed, the display boards 61 to 63 are moved to the state indicated by the initial position pattern M by the movement control means 92. Has been. In this initial position pattern M, the display boards 61 to 63 are in parallel with lines perpendicular to the respective screens (for example, the vertical line M1 shown in FIG. 6A for the display board 62). Are arranged as follows.

  Then, when the display of the variation patterns for the number of reserved balls is finished and the control shifts to the effect control of the probability variation and special effects, the movement control means 92 rotates the motors 64 and 64 to display the display plates 62 and 63. Is controlled to move toward the front side of the display board 61 in the direction of the arrow X1 (see FIG. 3). Thereby, the image display device 35 is in the state of the movement position pattern N shown in FIG. At this time, the angle θ at which the display plates 62 and 63 are rotated is controlled by the number of steps of the motors 64 and 64 that are stepping motors. In this embodiment, the angle θ is about 30 ° with respect to the display plate 61. It will be a thing.

  When the display plates 62 and 63 are in the state of the movement position pattern N described above, the display plate 61 and the display plate 62 have the side 61f and the side 62e that are closest to each other so that the display 61 is perpendicular to the display 61. Move to a position overlapping in the direction of line M1. Similarly, the display plate 61 and the display plate 63 are moved to a position where the side portions 61e and the side portions 63e that are closest to each other overlap in the direction of the vertical line M1. Thus, the player visually recognizes from the viewpoint E in which the player is seated as if the left and right end portions of the display board 61 and the corresponding end portions of the display boards 62 and 63 overlap each other continuously. The effect display on each screen on the display boards 61, 62, 63 can be visually recognized as an integrated one with cooperation. In addition, as described above, the display board 61 and the display boards 62 and 63 are arranged so as to be arranged with a depth in the direction of the vertical line M1 of the display board 61, so that the display board 61 and the display boards 62 and 63 The three-dimensional display with a sense of perspective is made by the physical arrangement of the above.

  When the lottery result appearing on the screen of the image display device 35 is a big hit decision while playing the ball game while visually recognizing the effect display, the operation control means 88 controls the attacker opening / closing solenoid 70 at a predetermined timing. A drive signal is sent, the solenoid 70 is operated to open the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every time a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated for a predetermined round. As a result, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

  Next, another example of the screen configuration of the image display device 35 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B show a first example of the screen configuration in the image display device 35. FIG. 8A is an explanatory diagram showing the initial state, and FIG. 8B is an explanatory diagram showing the operating state. 9A and 9B show a second example of the screen configuration in the image display device 35. FIG. 9A is an explanatory diagram showing the initial state, and FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram showing the operating state. In addition, about the structure which is not illustrated, it shall follow the structure of the pachinko machine 1 in this Embodiment, and while omitting the description, the thing of the same code | symbol as FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 7 shows the same or equivalent part. To do.

  The image display device 35 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B includes display plates 71 and 72 having a screen made of a liquid crystal panel or the like, so that each is covered with frame bodies (supporting portions) 71a and 72a. It is arrange | positioned in the state supported by. These frame bodies 71a and 72a are pivotally supported by a common rotation shaft 73 that extends in the depth direction of the front view in FIG. . It should be noted that the position where the player is seated, that is, the front direction of the image display device 35 is the lower side of the front view of FIGS. 8A and 8B and is indicated by the viewpoint E in FIG.

  In the initial state, the display plates 71 and 72 are arranged so that the vertical lines M3 with respect to the respective screens are parallel to each other as shown in FIG. 8A (first position). Then, when the image display device 35 is in the operating state, as shown in FIG. 8B, the frame bodies 71a and 72a are rotated to the viewpoint E side along the arrows Ex1 and Ex2, and thus the frame bodies 71a and 72a. The display boards 71 and 72 supported by the are also arranged in a generally U shape in plan view as shown in the figure (second position). At the second position, the vertical lines Ma1 and Ma2 on the display plates 71 and 72 are in an intersecting direction as shown in FIG.

  Here, the rotation shaft 73 described above is slightly eccentric from the center in the left-right width direction in the initial state of the frame bodies 71a, 72a toward the frame body 72a side. For this reason, the turning radius of the frame 71a becomes larger than the turning radius of the frame 72a, and when the operation state shown in FIG. Is in an inward state of the end of the display plate 71 on the rotating shaft 73 side. Therefore, the image display device 35 has the end portions located between the display plate 71 and the display plate 72 overlapping and continuing in the direction of the vertical line M3. Thus, it is possible to provide an effect display with a sense of unity.

  Next, the image display device 35 shown in FIG. 9 includes display plates 75, 76, and 77 having a screen made of a liquid crystal panel or the like. Note that the position where the player is seated, that is, the front direction of the image display device 35 is the lower side of the front view of FIGS. 9A and 9B, and is indicated by the viewpoint E in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, in the initial state, the display board 76 is in a state offset from the display boards 75 and 77 in parallel to the screen vertical line (screen vertical direction) M4 direction. The plates 75 and 77 are in a state where substantially the entire screen overlaps the display plate 76 in the direction of the vertical line M4 (first position). When the image display device 35 is in the operating state, as shown in FIG. 9B, the display plates 75 and 77 and the display plate 76 are overlapped in the direction of the vertical line M4 only at the end portions. Since the display boards 75 and 77 are moved in the direction of arrow 3 (direction parallel to the screen) Ex3 (second position), the display board 76 is exposed toward the viewpoint E side.

  However, in the display boards 75 and 77, the inner side ends in the left-right width direction overlap with the front ends of both ends in the left-right width direction of the display board 76, that is, as shown in FIG. Stop at the overlapping position in front of the M4 direction. As a result, the display boards 75 and 77 and the display board 76 in the operating state are recognized as if they are a series of screens from the player viewing from the viewpoint E side, and as a whole, an effect display with a sense of unity is displayed. It can be provided. Further, since it is possible to perform a novel performance operation of causing the display board 76 to appear from behind the display boards 75 and 77, it is possible to improve the interest of the player.

  The display plates 75 and 77 described above are moved in the direction of the arrow Ex3 by the solenoid (moving means) 120 shown in FIG. 5, but may be a mechanism by a combination of a motor and a rack and pinion. The mechanism to be moved is not particularly limited.

  By the way, in addition to the various image display devices as described above, an example of an image display device in which a plurality of screens relatively move without overlapping will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 shows an example of an initial state in the image display device 35, where (a) is a front perspective view and (b) is a rear perspective view. FIG. 11 shows an example of the operation state in the image display device 35, where (a) is a front perspective view and (b) is a rear perspective view. FIGS. 12A and 12B are explanatory views supplementing the drive mechanism of the display unit of the image display device 35. FIG. 12A is an example diagram showing the rotation mechanism of the motor 103f of the display plate 103c, and FIG. FIG. 4C is a plan view showing a moving mechanism of the display unit 102a. In addition, about the structure which is not illustrated, it shall follow the structure of the pachinko machine 1 in this Embodiment, While omitting the description, the thing of the same code | symbol as FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. To do.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B and FIGS. 11A and 11B, the image display device 35 includes a display unit 101a having a screen 101b, a display unit 102a having a screen 102b, and a screen 103b. And a display portion 103a. The screens 101b to 103b are each composed of a liquid crystal panel or the like.

  The display unit 101a is located on the left side when viewed from the front (when viewed from the seating position of the player), and includes a display plate 101c that supports the screen 101b integrally, and a frame 101d that supports the display plate 101c. A motor 101f that rotates the display plate 101c along the guide groove 101e is provided on the left side of the bottom surface of the frame 101d. The display unit 102a is located in the center of the front view and includes a display plate 102c that supports the screen 102b in an integrated manner, and a frame 102d that supports the display plate 102c, and a display plate 102c on the right side of the upper surface of the frame 102d. A motor 102f is provided for rotationally driving the motor along the guide groove 102e. The display unit 103a is located on the right side when viewed from the front, and includes a display plate 103c that supports the screen 103b in an integrated manner and a frame 103d that supports the display plate 103c. A motor 103f that rotates the plate 103c along the guide groove 103e is provided.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 12B, for example, the above-described guide groove 103e is formed in a shape that forms a part of the circumference centered on the rotation shaft 103g. By rotating, the display plate 103c can be smoothly rotated in two directions of the arrow Ex6. The same applies to the display units 101a and 102a. The display board 101c can be smoothly rotated in the direction of the arrow Ex4 by the motor 101f, and the display board 102c can be smoothly rotated in the direction of the arrow Ex5 by the motor 102f.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12C, the display unit 102a includes a motor 102g on the back surface of the frame 102d, a pinion unit 102h fitted to the tip of the rotation shaft of the motor 102g, and the pinion unit 102h. A mating rack portion 102j is provided. The pinion portion 102h and the rack portion 102j constitute a rack and pinion mechanism that can move the display portion 102a. The display unit 102a is movable in two directions indicated by an arrow Ex7 by transmitting the rotation from the motor 102g to the pinion unit 102h and the rack unit 102j.

  In the above-described display boards 101c to 103c, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, in the initial state of the image display device 35, the vertical lines M5, M6 and M7 of the screens 101b to 103b are parallel. Is in a state. When the image display device 35 is in the operating state, the display board 101c moves in the back direction indicated by the arrow Ex4 by the rotation of the motor 101f, and the display board 103c moves in the back direction indicated by the arrow Ex6 by the rotation of the motor 103f. Moving. At the same time, the frame 102d in the display unit 102a moves in the back direction (left direction in front view in FIG. 12C) indicated by the arrow Ex7 by the rotation of the motor 102g.

  When the display boards 101c and 103c move as described above, they move along the guide grooves 101e and 103e. The display plate 102c moves to the rear side of the image display device 35 so as to match the movement along the guide grooves 101e and 103e of the display plates 101c and 103c. Thereby, even when the image display device 35 changes from the initial state to the operating state, the display plates 101c to 103c are kept in a continuous state.

  Accordingly, the player who is seated in the game recognizes the screens 101b to 103b as if they were a series of screens, and can provide an effect display with a sense of unity as a whole. Further, when the image display device 35 is moved, the vertical lines M5 and M7 on the screens 101b and 103b are in a non-parallel state, and the screens 101b and 103b and the screen 102b are arranged in the depth direction from the viewpoint of the player. Therefore, it is possible to provide a player with a stereoscopic effect display using these screens 101b to 103b.

  Next, a specific embodiment using the image display device 35 described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example using the image display device 35. In this embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is not shown, and only the image display device 35 and the player P are shown. In addition, configurations not shown in the drawing are based on the configuration of the pachinko machine 1 described above, the description thereof is omitted, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 7 indicate the same or corresponding parts.

  That is, the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 13 is a pachinko machine based on the theme related to mahjong, and the image display device 35 having the display boards 61 to 63 is exposed from the opening 36 of the center decoration 23.

  In the pachinko machine 1, as a result of the jackpot lottery corresponding to the winning to the starting chucker 27, the lottery means 83 decides to win the jackpot and the special effect, and the game control means 86 sends a signal to that effect. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the image display device 35 is moved to the state of the movement position pattern N (see FIG. 6).

  When the image display device 35 is in the state of the movement position pattern N, the display plate 61 and the display plate 62 overlap at the side portions 61f and 62e that are closest to each other, and the display plate 61 and the display plate 63 are overlapped. Are overlapped by the side portion 61e and the side portion 63e that are closest to each other. As a result, from the player P who is seated in the game, the effect display performed on the display boards 62, 61, 63 appears on the display board 62, 61, 63 having a deep stereoscopic effect, and the display boards 62, 61, 63 are displayed. By being in a continuous state smoothly, it can be visually recognized as an effect display with a sense of unity as a whole.

  FIG. 13 utilizes the above-described effect. When the image display device 35 is in the state of the movement position pattern N, for example, a scene in which a mahjong game is being played is displayed. The display boards 62, 61, and 63 display the images of the players of the upper house (Kamicha), the face-to-face (Toymen), and the lower house (Shimocha) surrounding the mahjong table, respectively, and their possessions. It is an example.

  When such an effect display is made, when the player P in the pachinko machine 1 sees the image of the player of the upper house or the lower house, the display board 62 and the display board 63 enter in the depth direction, respectively. By moving and arranging, the upper house or the lower house can be visually recognized with a sense of perspective similar to that in the actual mahjong game. Also, when viewing the face-to-face competitor images, the display board 61 is arranged at a position farther than the display board 62 and the display board 63. The contested player will be seen with a sense of perspective. Therefore, the player P of the pachinko machine 1 can feel a sense close to the perspective when actually playing mahjong by visually observing the image display device 35, so that the player P surrounds the mahjong table. You will be able to experience a natural display as if it were.

  In the present embodiment described above, an example in which the image forming apparatus 35 that is a feature of the present invention is provided in the pachinko machine 1 that is a ball game machine has been described. However, a pachislot machine that is a revolving game machine is described. Of course, a sparrow ball, which is a sparrow ball game machine, may be provided.

  In the present embodiment described above, the angle θ at which the display plates 62 and 63 are rotated is described as being about 30 °. However, the display plate 61 and the display plate 62 and / or the display plate 63 are adjacent to each other. As long as the matching end portions overlap each other, the rotation angle is not particularly limited. Further, when preparing a plurality of types of special effects, as long as the adjacent ends of the display plate 61 and the display plate 62 and / or the display plate 63 overlap each other, the angle θ is set to 15 °, for example. The display plates 62 and 63 may be moved and controlled so as to be different from 30 ° or the like.

  As described above, the image display device 35 according to the present embodiment has a vertical line (for example, a vertical line) of each screen in a state where a plurality of display plates (for example, display plates 61, 62, 63) are continuous. M1 (moving means) that relatively moves a plurality of display plates to a first position in which M1) is in a parallel state and a second position in which at least two screen vertical lines (for example, vertical line M2) are in a non-parallel state For example, a motor 64) is provided. Thereby, the display boards 61, 62, and 63 moved to the movement position pattern N by the motor 64 are visually recognized as if they were a continuous screen from the viewpoint E where the player is seated. It becomes. Therefore, the cooperation between the respective screens displayed on the display boards 61, 62, 63 is improved, and an effect display with a sense of unity can be provided to the player.

  Further, in the image display device 35, for example, the motor 64 supports the display plates 61, 62, 63 in the movement position pattern N so that at least a part of each display plate overlaps in the direction of the vertical line M1 of the screen. Since the frames 62a and 63a are moved to the moving position pattern N by the motor 64, the screens of the display boards 61, 62 and 63 approach each other so as to overlap, and from the viewpoint E where the player is seated, the whole It will be viewed as if it were a series of screens. Therefore, the cooperation between the respective screens displayed on the display boards 61, 62, 63 is improved, and an effect display with a sense of unity can be provided to the player.

  Further, for example, the display boards 61, 62, 63 moved to the movement position pattern N by the motor 64 are arranged in the direction of the vertical line M1 with respect to the respective screens in the initial position pattern M. Therefore, the display boards 61, 62, 63 are arranged. With this physical arrangement, it is possible to provide a player with a stereoscopic effect display with a sense of perspective.

  Further, in the operating state of the image display device 35, the display plates 62 and 63 are oriented so that the vertical lines M2 and M2 intersect the screen of the display plates 62 and 63. Thereby, the display boards 62 and 63 and the display board 61 can provide a player with a stereoscopic display with a sense of unity with a wide screen structure.

  In addition, since the display boards 71 and 72 are in the direction in which the vertical lines Ma1 and Ma2 intersect the respective screens in the operating state of the image display device 35, the display boards 71 and 72 are configured with a small number of display boards 71 and 72. It is possible to provide a stereoscopic and integrated presentation display at a low cost.

  In addition, a plurality of display plates 76 having a screen are arranged offset with respect to the other display plates 75 and 77 in the screen vertical direction (vertical line M4 direction), and the display plate 76 is arranged with respect to the other display plates 75 and 77. The display plate 76 has a first position where the display screen 76 and the other display plates 75 and 77 overlap with each other only in the vertical direction on the screen. And the other display boards 75 and 77 are provided with a solenoid 120 that relatively moves in a direction parallel to the screen. Thereby, since the display board 76 and the other display boards 75 and 77 are arrange | positioned in the depth direction, it becomes possible to provide a player with an effect display with a sense of perspective and a stereoscopic effect.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 1 that plays the game ball Ba in the game area 3a formed on the game board 3 performs the above-described effect display related to the game on the image display device 35, so that a plurality of screens ( For example, the cooperation between the screens displayed on the display boards 61, 62, 63) is improved, and an effect display with a sense of unity can be provided to the player. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 that gives a novel effect to the player can be provided, and the interest of the player can be improved and the game performance can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the image display apparatus and game machine of this invention are not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, Various from the structure of the said embodiment. Image display devices and game machines that have been modified and changed are also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which takes out and shows an image display device simple substance. It is a perspective view which takes out an image display device simple substance, and shows from the back side. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of this pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram showing an initial position pattern, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram showing a movement position pattern. FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine. The 1st example of the screen structure in an image display apparatus is shown, (a) is explanatory drawing which shows an initial state, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows an operation state. The 2nd example of the screen structure in an image display apparatus is shown, (a) is explanatory drawing which shows an initial state, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows an operation state. The example of the initial state in an image display apparatus is shown, (a) is a front side perspective view, (b) is a back side perspective view. The example of the operation | movement state in an image display apparatus is shown, (a) is a front side perspective view, (b) is a back side perspective view. It is explanatory drawing which supplements the drive mechanism which the display part of an image display apparatus has, (a) is an example figure which shows the rotation mechanism of the motor of a display board, (b) is a top view of a display board, (c) is a display. It is a figure which shows the moving mechanism which a part has. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific Example using an image display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachislot machines (pachinko machines)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Game board 3a Game area 35 Image display apparatus 61, 62, 63 Display board 62a, 63a Support part (frame body)
64 Moving means (motor)
71, 72 Display board 71a, 72a Support part (frame body)
75, 76, 77 Display board 101c, 102c, 103c Display board 120 Moving means (solenoid)
Ba game ball Ex3 Direction parallel to the screen (arrow)
M first position (initial position pattern)
M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M7 Vertical line M4 Screen vertical direction (vertical line)
Ma1, Ma2 vertical line N second position (movement position pattern)

Claims (6)

In an image display device provided with a plurality of display plates each having a screen so as to be relatively movable,
A plurality of displays in a first position where the vertical lines of each screen are in a parallel state and a second position where the vertical lines of at least two screens are in a non-parallel state in a state where the display panels are continuous Provided with moving means for moving the plate relative to each other;
An image display device characterized by that. The moving means includes a support unit that supports the plurality of display plates at the second position so that at least a part of each display plate overlaps in a direction of a vertical line of the screen.
The image display device according to claim 1. The plurality of display boards are composed of first and second display boards,
In the second position, the first and second display panels are oriented so that the vertical lines of the screens of the first and second display panels intersect.
The image display device according to claim 1. The plurality of display panels are formed by continuously arranging second and third display panels at both ends of the first display panel,
In the second position, the second and third display panels are oriented so that the vertical lines of the screens cross each other.
The image display device according to claim 1. In an image display device provided with a plurality of display plates each having a screen so as to be relatively movable,
Arranging at least one of the plurality of display boards offset in the screen vertical direction with respect to the other display boards,
The first position where the at least one display board overlaps the other display board in the screen vertical direction over substantially the entire surface of the screen, and the at least one display board and the other display board end. And a second position overlapping only in the vertical direction of the screen, and moving means for relatively moving the at least one display board and the other display board in a direction parallel to the screen.
An image display device characterized by that. A gaming machine comprising the image display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Playing a game ball in a game area formed on the game board, and performing an effect display related to the game on the image display device;
A gaming machine characterized by that.

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